Question

Scientists are very interested in the Universe，and they always want to know more about it. Years ago they knew many things about the moon. They knew how big it is and how far away it is from the earth. But they wanted to know more about it. They thought the best way was to send men to the moon. The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth. A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth. But something can fly even when there is no air. That is a rocket(火箭)
How does a rocket fly? There is gas（气体） in the rocket. When the gas is made very hot inside the rocket, it will rush out of the end of the rocket, so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky. Rockets can fly out into space. Rockets with men in them have been to the moon. Several rockets without men in them have flown to another planet(行星) much farther away than the moon. One day, rockets may be able to go to any place in space.
【小题1】Scientists knew ____________ the moon is.
A: how far    B: how big    C: how old    D: both A and B
【小题2】 The earth is about 384,000 kilometres away from the _____.
A: space    B: universe    C: sun   D: moon
【小题3】A plane cannot fly to the moon because ___________
A: there is no air above 240 kilometers away from the earth.
B: there is no gas in the plane
C: the plane is not strong enough
D: the plane can not fly a long way
【小题4】 The hot gas in the rocket is used for___________
A: keeping the air in the rocket fresh(新鲜的)
B: Keeping the men in the rocket warm
C: making the rocket fly up.
D: cooking food for the men
【小题5】 What is the writer’s attitude(态度) to the universe’s future.
A: Realistic(现实的)         B: Imaginative(幻想的)
C: Confident(有信心的)      D: Sad

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题2】D
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】C

解析试题分析：
【小题1】根据They knew how big it is and how far away it is from the earth.可知选D。
【小题2】根据The moon is about 384,000 kilometers away from the earth.可知选D。
【小题3】根据A plane cannot fly to the moon because the air reaches only 240 kilometers away from the earth.可知选A。
【小题4】so it can make the rocket fly up into the sky.it指的是the hot gas 故选C。
【小题5】根据One day, rockets may be able to go to any place in space.可知作者相当有信心，故选C。
考点：考查一篇关于航天的科普性短文
点评：通过阅读本文我们可以知道月亮与地球之间的距离，为什么普通飞机无法飞出地球以及火箭的原理是什么。本文科普性较强，很适合中学生阅读。